Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A drug, C16H13ClN2O, used to treat anxiety and as a sedative, skeletal muscle relaxant, and anticonvulsant.

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  • noun pharmacology A minor tranquillizer with sedative effects, taken to reduce anxiety.

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  • noun a tranquilizer (trade name Valium) used to relieve anxiety and relax muscles; acts by enhancing the inhibitory actions of the neurotransmitter GABA; can also be used as an anticonvulsant drug in cases of nerve agent poisoning

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[diazep(ine), seven-member ring containing two nitrogens; see benzodiazepine + -am, chemical suffix (ultimately from ammonium).]

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From (benzo)diazep(ine) + -am of unknown origin.

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  • * Sedative / hypnotics such as diazepam, triazolam

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  • Benzodiazepines such as diazepam (Valium), lorazepam (Ativan) or oxazepam (Serax) are the most commonly used drugs used to reduce alcohol withdrawal symptoms.

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